MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama evangelist and former paratrooper was convicted Friday of murdering his wife and storing her body in a freezer for four years.
After deliberating for 1 1/2 hours, a jury in Mobile also found 39-year-old Anthony Hopkins guilty of rape, sodomy, incest and sexual abuse of a child between the ages of 12 and 16.
Hopkins was arrested in 2008 while preaching at a rural revival in Clarke County on charges that he killed 36-year-old Arletha Hopkins, a mother of eight.
He showed no reaction on Friday as deputies handcuffed him and led him from the court.
Children who grew up in his home and who had testified against him stood in front row and hugged each other and cried as the verdict was read.
(Read the entire AP story here.)
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I hardly know what to say. It’s horrible and heartbreaking. I just hope the kids find help and community.
This is the first time that I’m hearing about this story.
Perhaps I’ve missed the headlines. Anybody else heard about this?
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